Craig Jungers wrote: > Boy did this story take me back!!! Right down to the Folbot (which was what > we used on the Bowrons in 1972). I certainly remember the loggers in BC in > the 70s but they were doing a number on our forests back then too. There > were floating log camps everywhere on the west side of Vancouver Island when > we cruised up there in 1979 in our sailboat. And yachties (people > living/cruising on sailboats) everywhere. > > Thanks for posting this Dave. > > Now I want a Beaver on amphib floats. Again. > > Craig Jungers > Moses Lake, WA > www.nwkayaking.net > Can't help you with the Beaver, Craig, but there is a west coast Canadian company that has 'tweaked' the design of the old deHaviland twin Otter and is currently put the new model into production. Got a multi-engine licence? Then you're good to go. You might have to wait a while though: last I heard they had over a dozen orders on the books. And I assume -- not knowing a single thing about aircraft construction -- that they don't crank out a new plane every fifteen minutes, the way they do with cars. I *do* know that people strap canoes to the floats of bush planes to access lakes and rivers "up North". So I suppose you could strap a kayak on just as easily. With one of each float, there's even room for a kayaking friend, especially one who pointed out that you could do this. Just saying, you know.... -- Darryl *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 27 2009 - 06:43:01 PDT
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